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x 2  xy y2
F  x, y   i j
x2  y 2 x2  y 2
The family of curves tangent to the force field .

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x 2  xy y2
F  x, y   i j
x2  y 2 x2  y 2
The family of curves tangent to the force field is
y  x ln y  cx .

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Given:

The equation of the force field is,

x 2  xy y2
F  x, y   i j
x2  y 2 x2  y 2
.

Calculation:

Consider the given equation of the force field,

x 2  xy y2
F  x, y   i j
x2  y 2 x2  y 2

dy  y2 x2  y 2

 x, y  F  x, y  dx  x 2  xy  x 2  y 2
At the point in the plane, the vector has a slope of .

dy
Simplify dx .
dy  y2
 2
dx x  xy

dy dv
v x
Substitute y  vx and dx dx .

dv v 2 x 2
vx  2
dx x  vx 2
dv v 2
vx 
dx 1  v
dv v
x 
dx 1  v
v 1 1
dv  dx
v x

Integrate on both sides.

v 1 1
 v
dv   dx
x
 1
 1  v  dv  ln x
v  ln v  ln x  c

y
Replace v by x .

y  y
 ln    ln x  c
x x
y
 ln y  ln x  ln x  c
x
y  x ln y  cx

xy  y 2 y2
F  x, y    i j
x2  y 2 x2  y 2
Thus, the family of curves tangent to the force field is
y  x ln y  cx .

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